2013 NFL Mock Draft, Post-Combine: Jarvis Jones 2nd, Ziggy Ansah 6th, Geno Smith 7th, and No Matt Barkley
By Jason McIntyre
16 St. Louis Rams – Chance Warmack, G, Alabama. Guard or tackle, the Rams need help on the OL. If Patterson or Hunter are available here, I think they probably grab one of them. Offensive skill players are a huge need. (See #22.)
17 Pittsburgh Steelers – Jonathan Cooper, G, UNC. Gave a lot of thought to Sheldon Richardson here, but given what happened to the last DL they drafted … the Missouri DT probably has too many red flags. Pittsburgh is re-working its OL, and it sounds like they’ll need a guard.
18 Dallas Cowboys – Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri. Are they going back to the 4-3? If so, Richardson would be an ideal fit. The secondary also needs help, and Elam or Vaccaro at safety could make sense.
19 New York Giants – Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers. No change from last mock.
20 Chicago Bears – Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame. No change from last mock.
21 Cincinnati Bengals – Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia. No change from last mock.
22 St. Louis Rams – Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama. Had my doubts that he was just dominating behind an incredible offensive line, but the BCS title game sold me. If Steven Jackson departs, Lacy could start immediately. Or do they go WR (Allen, Williams) and grab someone like Bernard in the second round?
23 Minnesota Vikings – Keenan Allen, WR, California. A sprained posterior cruciate ligament kept him out of the Combine, but Dr. James Andrews said surgery wasn’t necessary. Still like him as a 1st rounder, though.
24 Indianapolis Colts – Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State. No change from last mock.
25 Seattle Seahawks – Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M. Had him top five in the last mock, but he must have read all the positive press about him – he showed up at the Combine looking doughy, ran a slow 40, and only benched 225 12 times. I think he’ll rebound for his Pro Day and stay in the first round.
26 Green Bay Packers – Gavin Escobar, TE, San Diego State. I like him a bit more than Stanford’s Zach Ertz, and although the Packers need help on defense, I think they’ll have plenty of options in later rounds.
27 Houston Texans – Eric Fisher, OL, Central Michigan. Mayock and Kiper love him, seem to think he’s a Top 10 lock, I just think there’s far too many teams with defensive needs. I think he’ll rise post-free agency.
28 Denver Broncos – Kenny Vaccaro S, Texas. Do you want me to replay the Baltimore Ravens game again? Vaccaro probably goes in the Top 15, but if he falls this far, the Broncos will do backflips.
29 New England Patriots – Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi St. Yes, I’m sticking with cornerback.
30 Atlanta Falcons – Kevin Minter, LB, LSU. Thought long and hard about having Manti Te’o go here, but went with the Tigers’ star ILB.
31 San Francisco 49ers – Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama. Fifteen picks in the draft, five in the top 93. Probably a Patriots’ scenario, right? Trade up or down?
32 Baltimore Ravens – Matt Elam, S, Florida. If Boldin walks, do they grab a WR? The defense is still getting old. Will Ed Reed return? Elam should slide in easily.